List of things named after Archimedes
Archimedes (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) is the eponym of all of the things (and topics) listed below.
Mathematical concepts[]
- Archimedean absolute value
- Archimedean circle
- Archimedean copula
- Archimedean group
- Archimedean ordered field
- Archimedean point
- Archimedean property
- Archimedean solid
- Archimedean spiral
- Archimedean tiling
- Archimedes' axiom
- Archimedes' cattle problem
- Archimedes' hat-box theorem
- Archimedes constant
- Archimedes number
- Archimedes' quadruplets
- Archimedes Square
- Archimedes' twin circles
- Heron–Archimedes formula
- Non-Archimedean geometry
- Non-Archimedean ordered field
- Archimedes' ostomachion
Physical concepts[]
- Archimedes paradox
- Archimedes' principle
Technology[]
Things invented by Archimedes[]
- Archimedes' screw
- Archimedes heat ray
- Claw of Archimedes
- Trammel of Archimedes
Other[]
- Archimedes bridge
- Archimede combined cycle power plant
- SS Archimedes
- Archimedes Group
Computer hardware and software[]
Oath[]
- The Archimedean Oath, taken by some engineers
Astronomical names[]
Written works of Archimedes[]
- Archimedes Palimpsest (Numerous written works of Archimedes survive. This is the only one whose conventional name includes his.)
Other[]
- Archimedes, Merlin's owl in T. H. White's novel The Sword in the Stone and its adaptations
- Archimedes (bryozoan)
- Archimedes-lab.org
- Pseudo-Archimedes
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